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"If you want to hear me rant, just mention ceremonial deism. The courts have stated the the god in In God We Trust is so meaningless that it is not religious. Yet, citizens still use the fact the In God We Trust (IGWT) is our motto to continue the…"

If you want to hear me rant, just mention ceremonial deism. The courts have stated the the god in In God We Trust is so meaningless that it is not religious. Yet, citizens still use the fact the In God We Trust (IGWT) is our motto to continue the myth that the U.S. is a Christian nation. Yes, maybe to you justices IGWT is so ridiculous that it is meaningless, but to millions of Americans, it says, "We are a Christian Nation." E. Pluribus Unim is much more appropriate for our diverse nation. We…See More

"Humanism is antithetical to cannibalism, war, murder, treating humans as mere toy, objects, possessions and objects of worship. Cannibalism is usually not related to starvation or eating meat...it has to do with psychosis, revenge,…"

"Cannibalism is the eating of your enemy in the belief that their spirit will fill you with their strength. Cannibalism was practiced separately in all parts of the world, not out of a need to eat meat, but rather as a religiious…"

"I agree that "we need to unite to preserve our home on this small blue dot. Humanism is a worldview that looks beyond in-groups and out-groups of religion in order to pursue what is best for all of humanity." However, not all…"

"The West is NOT in decline...it is growing old, tired of all the killing, and cannibalism in any form ought to be outlawed. What will happen as we hit the wall of sustainability, all the big hitters who can no longer sustain their insane…"

"The world (all humans) is already united via telecommunications and transportation. For the most part, humans are behaving well working and living together without a lot of tribal violence against each other. The problem of planetary…"

"Michael R, your point is well taken. My thesis is not that the world is going to unite as one big happy family. My point was that religion stands in the way of world peace. This blog entry was inspired by an Ardent Atheist Podcast (#62) in which a…"

"The facts don't support your theory. Where is the world headed? The Western World is headed for economic and military decline (not to mention internal cultural and demographic conflict), whereas Asia is becoming a group of racially homogeneous…"

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If you want to hear me rant, just mention ceremonial deism. The courts have stated the the god in In God We Trust is so meaningless that it is not religious. Yet, citizens still use the fact the In God We Trust (IGWT) is our motto to continue the myth that the U.S. is a Christian nation. Yes, maybe to you justices IGWT is so ridiculous that it is meaningless, but to millions of Americans, it says, "We are a Christian Nation." E. Pluribus…

Many theists have difficulty in understanding how atheist/humanists get their morals if they did not get them by stealing them from Christianity. The answer is really quite simple: Tribalism evolved to become more and more inclusive until it reached all of humanity.

As descendants of a common primate ancestor, bonobos and Homo sapiens demonstrate altruistic behavior. …

In answer to your question, yes, strictly speaking both pantheism and paganism do qualify as nontheistic. There is actually a movement promoting scientific pantheism. Theism is the traditional concept of a god that is omnibenevolent, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. So yes, paganism is nontheistic but unlike pantheism is often uncomfortable with that fact. Paganism is usually polytheistic which has a variety of different conceptions of what they mean by gods from the traditional Greek, Roman, German, Norse, Hindu, Celt, etc. pantheons to simply "deifying" ideas like discord, environmentalism, feminism, liberty, etc. So always let a pagan define themselves for you and shouldn't get into too much trouble. Also, that will give you a chance to make a polite case against supernaturalism at least for those that are simply "deifying" concepts.

We are pleased to welcome you here, Rudy Rudell of California,
among the sensible, rational people of this world who, like you, recognise religion for the superstition and fraud that it is --- and that God and gods are nothing but fictions inside people's heads.